Quote: Aaron @ 9th May 2015, 10:05 PM BST
Really? I think it overstates a few things, but is very, very close to the truth. There is certainly a good case to be made that there's near no future for the kind of policies Labour have been peddling of late.
I'm not sure.
As said, I agree with political correctness playing a major part in that party (which by now has become an oppressive force all of its own).
I can also see how the Blairite middle class thing is a factor.
That said, the left will always be run by an educated elite. You don't want a pub landlord running a party.
That said, there needs to be an understanding of ordinary people that is founded on more than polls and focus groups.
Miliband was a busted flush. His team were morally and intellectually bankrupt careerists. And some of the policies seemed to have been the product of focus grouping kindergardens.
But as for the bigger picture, the political left is never going to go away.
The ancient Romans already had one.
Something that essential doesn't cease to be because some party didn't do well in an election.
In a globalised world with giant multinationals operating and some individuals amassing vast personal wealth, there will be a continued need for a voice on the left.
But Labour needs to work out what it is for. Whether it is a movement of the people for the people. Or whether it is to be a vehicle to launch politicians to positions of privilege and power.
I still say, if Labour can find someone worthwhile to lead them and can shed those zeros who hitherto oversaw things, then there may be a much faster turnaround than you can imagine.
Politics seems to have turned very volatile as of late. Look at UKIP. Look at the SNP. Such swings were hitherto unimaginable.
If we are entering such a period of volatility then it can work as much in Labour's favour as in anyone else's.
Especially as Labour will still have a party machine on the ground.
To think of it, this may in fact also be the case for the LibDems.